Asheville Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Asheville Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 194,365 | 4,287,690 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 99,058, 50.96%, see rank | 51.42% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 30,225, 30.51%, see rank | 31.60% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 16,533, 16.69%, see rank | 14.77% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 17,200, 17.36%, see rank | 17.18% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 1,240, 1.25%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 11,095, 11.20%, see rank | 9.73% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 17,057, 17.22%, see rank | 18.93% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 95,307, 49.04%, see rank | 48.58% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 39,486, 41.43%, see rank | 40.55% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 20,841, 21.87%, see rank | 20.78% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 29,246, 30.69%, see rank | 30.64% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 220, 0.23%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 398, 0.42%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 4,744, 4.98%, see rank | 7.22% | 5.65% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Asheville Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 194,365, 100% | 4,287,690 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 2,678, 1.38%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 14,219, 7.32%, see rank | 6.65% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 21,258, 10.94%, see rank | 12.48% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4,436, 2.28%, see rank | 2.77% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 25,227, 12.98%, see rank | 11.81% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 5,590, 2.88%, see rank | 4.30% | 4.93% |
| Information | 2,864, 1.47%, see rank | 1.80% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 9,920, 5.10%, see rank | 6.27% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 19,871, 10.22%, see rank | 10.07% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 50,605, 26.04%, see rank | 23.59% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 21,706, 11.17%, see rank | 9.40% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 6,511, 3.35%, see rank | 4.55% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 9,480, 4.88%, see rank | 4.93% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Asheville Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 192,827 | 4,246,096 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 98,220, 50.94%, see rank | 51.47% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 29,403, 29.94%, see rank | 30.85% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 16,111, 16.40%, see rank | 13.97% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 16,483, 16.78%, see rank | 17.14% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 885, 0.90%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 11,169, 11.37%, see rank | 10.61% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 17,937, 18.26%, see rank | 19.15% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 94,607, 49.06%, see rank | 48.53% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 38,307, 40.49%, see rank | 39.96% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 20,232, 21.39%, see rank | 20.52% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 29,893, 31.60%, see rank | 31.19% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 223, 0.24%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 217, 0.23%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 5,391, 5.70%, see rank | 7.46% | 5.77% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Asheville Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 192,827, 100% | 4,246,096 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 2,340, 1.21%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 14,711, 7.63%, see rank | 7.33% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 21,744, 11.28%, see rank | 12.84% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4,796, 2.49%, see rank | 2.85% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 25,655, 13.30%, see rank | 11.73% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 5,975, 3.10%, see rank | 4.33% | 5.00% |
| Information | 2,480, 1.29%, see rank | 1.82% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 9,926, 5.15%, see rank | 6.37% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 17,979, 9.32%, see rank | 9.61% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 50,296, 26.08%, see rank | 23.35% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 20,212, 10.48%, see rank | 8.97% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 7,001, 3.63%, see rank | 4.45% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 9,712, 5.04%, see rank | 4.90% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Asheville Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 194,204 | 4,234,087 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 99,863, 51.42%, see rank | 51.84% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 29,872, 29.91%, see rank | 29.91% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 15,093, 15.11%, see rank | 13.08% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 16,073, 16.10%, see rank | 17.14% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 577, 0.58%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 13,558, 13.58%, see rank | 11.91% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 18,169, 18.19%, see rank | 19.59% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 94,341, 48.58%, see rank | 48.16% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 36,695, 38.90%, see rank | 39.22% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 20,279, 21.50%, see rank | 19.81% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 30,091, 31.90%, see rank | 32.05% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 186, 0.20%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 436, 0.46%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,261, 6.64%, see rank | 7.97% | 6.07% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Asheville Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 194,204, 100% | 4,234,087 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,937, 1.00%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 17,737, 9.13%, see rank | 8.25% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 22,936, 11.81%, see rank | 13.42% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5,108, 2.63%, see rank | 3.03% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 24,679, 12.71%, see rank | 11.56% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 6,641, 3.42%, see rank | 4.41% | 5.07% |
| Information | 2,641, 1.36%, see rank | 1.94% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 10,652, 5.48%, see rank | 6.57% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 16,551, 8.52%, see rank | 9.17% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 47,867, 24.65%, see rank | 22.58% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 19,806, 10.20%, see rank | 8.56% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 6,838, 3.52%, see rank | 4.30% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 10,811, 5.57%, see rank | 4.77% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Asheville Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 188,325 | 4,171,964 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 98,080, 52.08%, see rank | 52.29% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 28,384, 28.94%, see rank | 29.50% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 14,242, 14.52%, see rank | 12.71% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 16,194, 16.51%, see rank | 17.07% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 683, 0.70%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 20,441, 20.84%, see rank | 19.55% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 18,136, 18.49%, see rank | 19.95% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 90,245, 47.92%, see rank | 47.71% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 34,317, 38.03%, see rank | 38.72% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 19,720, 21.85%, see rank | 19.71% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 28,772, 31.88%, see rank | 32.40% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 94, 0.10%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 719, 0.80%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,623, 7.34%, see rank | 8.23% | 6.09% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Asheville Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 188,325, 100% | 4,171,964 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,977, 1.05%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 18,161, 9.64%, see rank | 8.56% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 23,341, 12.39%, see rank | 13.86% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5,061, 2.69%, see rank | 3.12% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 23,863, 12.67%, see rank | 11.55% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 6,634, 3.52%, see rank | 4.45% | 5.08% |
| Information | 2,851, 1.51%, see rank | 2.01% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 10,097, 5.36%, see rank | 6.64% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 15,520, 8.24%, see rank | 9.04% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 44,553, 23.66%, see rank | 22.13% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 19,100, 10.14%, see rank | 8.36% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 6,450, 3.42%, see rank | 4.17% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 10,717, 5.69%, see rank | 4.66% | 4.84% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.